Objective To study cigarette consumption and smoking quitting intention of normal university

and to explore the influence of cigarette consumption upon quitting intention

aiming to provide basis for effective smoking control and health education.Method To investigate 891 students at South Normal University using questionnares self-designed.Results There are 321 smokers of 891 students.The smoking rate is 36.0%

and the rate of boysmokers is much higher than girlsmokers.The difference between them has the significance in statistics（χ2=172.05

P<0.01）.The quitting intention rate is 78.2%.Males’ rate is 80.0%;the females’ 65.9%.The difference is of significance in statistics（χ2=4.20

P<0.05）.The main factors for quitting intention include gender

reasons for first smoking

age

family’s income situation

monthly payment on cigarette

the ratio of daily payment to cigarette

the barrier of quitting smoke and the sensitivity degree of cigarette price rise

and so on.The difference is also of much significance in statistics（P<0.05）.Conclusion The rate of student smoking is high

and the task of student smoking control has a long way to go.However

the rate of college students who want to quit smoking is higher.Economic factor is the main reason that influences their intention to quit smoking.Intervention should be focused on students with quitting intention.